Table 3.
Association between geographic remoteness and self-reported health behaviours (N = 14,650).
| Risky Alcohol (Adults, 18+ Years) |
Daily Smoker (Adults, 18+ Years) |
Meets Exercise Guidelines (Adults, 18+ Years) |
2+ Fruit per Day (Adults, 18+ Years) |
5+ Vegetables per Day (Adults, 18+ Years) |
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| N (%) 1 | OR2 | ORADJ 3 | N (%) 1 | OR 2 | ORADJ 3 | N (%) 1 | OR 2 | ORADJ 3 | N (%) 1 | OR 2 | ORADJ 3 | N (%) 1 | OR 2 | ORADJ 3 | |
| Major city 4 | 3422 (35.5%) |
1.00 | 1.00 | 1298 (13.5%) |
1.00 | 1.00 | 1056 (15.8%) |
1.00 | 1.00 | 4957 (51.5%) |
1.00 | 1.00 | 848 (8.8%) |
1.00 | 1.00 |
| Inner regional | 1012 (37.8%) |
1.10 (1.01–1.20) | 1.22 (1.10–1.35) | 462 (17.3%) |
1.34 (1.19–1.50) |
0.95 (0.84–1.08) | 371 (13.9%) |
0.85 (0.76–0.97) |
1.02 (0.90–1.16) | 1367 (51.0%) |
0.98 (0.90–1.70) |
1.06 (0.97–1.16) | 283 (10.6%) |
1.22 (1.06–1.41) |
1.213 (1.04–1.41) |
| Outer/Remote | 877 (38.9%) |
1.16 (1.05–1.27) |
1.19 (1.07–1.33) | 481 (21.3%) |
1.74 (1.55–1.96) |
1.27 (1.12–1.44) | 286 (12.7%) |
0.77 (0.67–0.88) |
0.90 (0.78–1.03) | 1081 (48.0%) |
0.87 (0.79–0.95) |
95 (0.86–1.047) | 298 (13.2%) |
1.58 (1.37–1.82) |
1.598 (1.38–1.85) |
| LHR test 5 | χ2 = 11.37 df = 2, p = (0.003) |
χ2 = 20.12 df = 2, p = (<0.001) |
χ2 = 95.33 df = 2, p = (<0.001) |
χ2 = 18.60 df = 2, p = (<0.001) |
χ2 = 17.66 df = 2, p = (<0.001) |
χ2 = 2.69 df = 2, p = (261) |
χ2 = 9.13 df = 2, p = (0.010) |
χ2 = 3.51 df = 2, p = (173) |
χ2 = 42.29 df = 2, p = (<0.001) |
χ2 = 39.30 df = 2, p = (<0.001) |
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1 N = Number of eligible respondents who met the criteria for this item, (%) = percentage of eligible respondents in this remoteness category who met the criteria for this item 2 Unadjusted odds ratios (ORs) of participating in screening activities (self-reported). 3 Adjusted odds ratios (ORADJ) from multivariable logistic regression models, adjusted for age, SES, education, and whether born in Australia. 4 Reference category for odds ratios. 5 Likelihood ratio test, based on the chi-squared statistic, for the significance of the remoteness variable.